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RVProfootballer posted:I think its just the fact that Google/Asus saved what, half a cent, using a white instead of multicolored LED? (I don't actually have any idea what the cost difference would be!) Most phones or most android phones? You are buying a BUDGET device and you don't understand why a company would want to save money as well? No more units would fly off the shelves because of the unlisted feature, "3-color LED notification light". It's supposed to NOTIFY you, do you get pissed your microwave manufacturer cut corners by not having it play your favorite song or at least a choice of midi-tunes? Perspective over pinching half a cent from a penny pincher. America.
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There's no native support in the OS to change the color of LED notifications nor do they ever seem to be consistent from device to device. Then you run into the issue of multiple notification types at once which also aren't handled properly on the OS level. A single color LED is fine. It's just there to let you know there's SOMETHING waiting for you. It's not like you can reliably ignore a notification based on color alone now since it may be masking other notifications.
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Jul 31, 2013 16:14
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The camera is half-assed. Therefore, google should have full assed it and put a really bad rear camera to save even more pennies. Like the same rear and front camera. How good of a resolution do you need to scan bar codes anyway? The best thing about the nexus 7 camera is how it compresses the photo into a disformed resolution into the corner, like it was a second thought. At least the glowy Moto X notification would be nice.
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Lightflow should still allow you to customize frequency and duration of the LED flashes for different notifications, so you could still get some variety out of it.
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sirbeefalot posted:Lightflow should still allow you to customize frequency and duration of the LED flashes for different notifications, so you could still get some variety out of it. It doesn't? I could swear it used to let you do that.
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Install Windows posted:It doesn't? I could swear it used to let you do that. In other news, HP's Slatebook 10 x2 is out for $479. I guess that makes it the first Tegra 4 tablet? I'm betting it's still a piece of poo poo, though, and the next Transformer will probably have a 1600p screen instead of the x2's piddly 1200p.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:In other news, HP's Slatebook 10 x2 is out for $479. I guess that makes it the first Tegra 4 tablet? I'm betting it's still a piece of poo poo, though, and the next Transformer will probably have a 1600p screen instead of the x2's piddly 1200p. It's the best of both worlds. A tablet that's too expensive for what's in it (and the questionable vendor support it'll get later), and a "laptop" that's too expensive for what it does.
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Install Windows posted:It doesn't? I could swear it used to let you do that. I meant that it does allow that. Sorry, bad wording. Can't say for sure if it allows that with any and every LED out there, but its an option when setting individual app notifications.
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Hadlock posted:What's the resolution of images that the Nexus 7 FHD 5mp camera produces? Depending on the aspect ratio it can vary wildly. Supposedly if the camera's aspect ratio matches the screen (which is pretty rare, in my experience) it would be 2984 x 1680. The resolution is 2592x1944.
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So, My Nexus 7 2013 doesn't get recognised by Calibre. I've got the nexus set to developer mode, and USB debugging is on, and every other "please look at my device" thing I can think of. It *doesn't* show up as a media device in my computer. Wheras the 2012 does. Works like awesome on my Nexus 7 2012. (of course, it didn't for the first 4 months) So, am I doing something dumb? Did I change a setting on the 2012 that I didn't change on 2013? Is this a calibre issue? a windows driver issue? [edit] Nevermind, deleting and redownloading the drivers got it all sorted. Calibre can't tell what books I already downloaded off the amazon cloud, which is annoying and will result in duplicates, but making progress. [edit2] Well, gently caress. Still not right. Where does Kindle store it's drat books? I still can't see the books I already have local, and adding books via calibre puts them in the "books" folder which Kindle app cannot see. I've got a whole drat lot of books on this thing that I e-mailed to the cloud then downloaded local to the tablet, but I can't sort out how to see them or add to them in file manager or calibre. Slo-Tek fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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Jul 31, 2013 20:50
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Google still sucks at shipping. It still shows the "Ships by July 30" even though they haven't charged me or given me a tracking number.
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Jul 31, 2013 21:25
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Google still sucks at shipping. You can just go to a store and buy one.
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I could, but I'm not too terribly impatient and I want support from Google. e: I sent them an email earlier today to make sure my order was still valid and got a canned response, but I just now received a personalized one. quote:Hi [Doctor rear end in a top hat], butt dickus fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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Jul 31, 2013 21:28
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"It hasn't shipped, when it does it will be shipped usps media mail"
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Amazon's support is stellar. Just get it from them. I've had mine since Monday, prime shipping took 1 day instead of 2. e: I learned my lesson from my Nexus 4, which took a month, despite being one of the first orders. I, too, was referred to multiple specialists, who all seem to have their heads up one another's asses. Not worth it for google support.
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I'm pretty sure that's still the exact same form email they were using for all the Nexus 4 shipping fiascos. I think the general consensus was that these "shipping specialists" don't actually exist, and they just want you to shut up and go away because the customer support people literally can't see any more info about your order than you can.
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Octopode posted:I'm pretty sure that's still the exact same form email they were using for all the Nexus 4 shipping fiascos. I think the general consensus was that these "shipping specialists" don't actually exist, and they just want you to shut up and go away because the customer support people literally can't see any more info about your order than you can. Every company ever.
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Don Lapre posted:Every company ever. "Hey did this ship yet?" "No, I'll send it out." "Thanks." I won't be terribly upset if it takes another week or so to get here, I just wanted to make sure my order was accounted for.
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I want to get another charger for my 2013 nexus 7. Will chargers sold for the original nexus 7 work?
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smg77 posted:I want to get another charger for my 2013 nexus 7. Will chargers sold for the original nexus 7 work? Yeah. Any micro-USB charger will work.
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Amazon has a bunch of tiny cube shaped blackberry wall chargers for $1.99 ea that are ~1.0 amp, and you can buy Samsung U9 cables for about a dollar each. I've been really happy with the Samsung U9 cables, they don't tend to tangle up as much and have a smooth coating that lets you just pull them out of tangles, and the micro usb end has a good taper to it on one side for you to grab with your thumb. My advice is to buy 3-4 chargers and as many U9 cables as it costs to get up to the $25 mark for free shipping. Micro-USB isn't going anywhere, and you always need another charging cable. Eventually you saturate the number of places you can accidentally leave a cable (pc, laptop, couch, bed, work, car, trunk, backpack etc). It's best to get a 2.1 amp charger as your primary for high draw devices like a tablet
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:I could, but I'm not too terribly impatient and I want support from Google. I said it before, but Google Play's support is THE loving WORST and you should never ever ever order from them if you don't have to.
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So what's the consensus on the 2013 nexus 7? Worth the upgrade? Or notch difference to the previous version?
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Google Play's support is great if you're exchanging a device. It is (apparently, never experienced this myself) terrible if your device isn't shipping or you have a problem with your method of payment.
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Guilty posted:So what's the consensus on the 2013 nexus 7? Worth the upgrade? Or notch difference to the previous version? If you can sell off the old one for a good price, go for it. I have a 32GB 2012 and 2013. My wife sold her 1st generation iPad, gave me the money from it for my 2012 so I could buy the 2013. No regrets whatsoever, definitely an upgrade over the 2012. I just wish the speakers were better, my GS3 puts out louder music and notifications than my N7 2013.
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Guilty posted:So what's the consensus on the 2013 nexus 7? Worth the upgrade? Or notch difference to the previous version? What are you doing with it, and how much is 230$? It has a nicer screen, and nicer speakers, nicer build quality, and is faster. None of those things make me read any faster, or make me any better at match-3 games. If all you do is read on it, you probably don't need a nexus at all. If you read and play phone games...how much is a little nicer fit finish and size worth to you? If you watch movies, display photography, try to do considerable web browsing on it, then the extra resolution is worth a fair bit. I dunno, I'm glad I bought mine, but nothing about it makes me use it any different, except the better speakers making me more likely to watch a movie on the can than play a match 3 on the can. [edit] Right now I can't get my Nexus 7 2013 to work right with Calibre, and not finding a lot of information on why. So if reading is a big big deal to you, it might be worth waiting for something definitive on that. [edit 2] WELL gently caress. My 2013 is loose on the upper right corner. Can pinch it and it makes a clicky-sloppy sound. Not unlike the screen lift on previous versions. Picked it up at bestbuy the other week....how much of a pain in the rear end will a return/replacement be, both from the BB point of view, and on the google side? Anybody seen any whining on this yet, or am I the first, or one of the unlucky ones such that a new one will not do this to me? Slo-Tek fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Aug 1, 2013 |
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Just bring it back to Best Buy with all the packaging and receipt, and it should be a headache free return, really. I've never had any problem returning anything to Best Buy as long as I had the packaging and receipt. Never returned a tablet but I've returned items more expensive before.
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Slo-Tek posted:What are you doing with it, and how much is 230$?
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I got my replacement Nexus 7 today since my old one was having issues with touch not registering properly. The new one works flawlessly! I'm super happy with this thing, definitely worth the $230 to upgrade.
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My parents are traveling to the US and I asked them to pick up the new Nexus 7 for me, so I should have one to mess around with by Monday. Main reason I'm getting one is that I want to use the tablet for reading pdf's of textbooks and technical documents so the higher resolution screen should definitely help with text-sharpness. Will there be any issues with me registering a US-bought Nexus in Canada?
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No. I had no issues using my old American N7 in Canada.
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Can anyone make a recommendation for a case for the new nexus 7? Amazon has a bunch but I cant figure out what is decent and what is crap.
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cr0y posted:Can anyone make a recommendation for a case for the new nexus 7? Amazon has a bunch but I cant figure out what is decent and what is crap. No cases have come out yet so nobody has really tested them.* *except the asus travel case which is poo poo
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cr0y posted:Can anyone make a recommendation for a case for the new nexus 7? Amazon has a bunch but I cant figure out what is decent and what is crap. I went for the slim portenzo and will give impressions when I get it but as long as it's similar to the og 7 one and the magnets work I hope I like it
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Goddamn is the new nexus 7 nice. I'm really impressed with mine so far. One of the best quotes I've seen comparing the new and old models went something like: "The 2012 nexus 7 was a great device, for the price. The 2013 nexus 7 is a great device."
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o muerte posted:Goddamn is the new nexus 7 nice. I'm really impressed with mine so far. One of the best quotes I've seen comparing the new and old models went something like: "The 2012 nexus 7 was a great device, for the price. The 2013 nexus 7 is a great device." quote:Google’s Nexus 7 isn’t just an excellent tablet for $200. It’s an excellent tablet, period.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:That's funny, because The Verge's review of the 2012 Nexus said this: Yup, that must be where I read it.
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